This tutorial was created in 2006
Any resemblance to other online tutorials is purely coincidence
ŠN@thy 2007
This tutorial was written using PSP 9, but can be done in other versions
~ You will need ~
Paint Shop Pro, a 30 day trial can be downloaded here
Fm Tile Tools, you can download here
Eye Candy 4000, you can download here
Mura's Seamless Filters C (Emboss at Alpha), you can download here
My supplies here. The zip includes tubes and font
Open the tubes in psp
Tubes have HIDDEN layers which mean you must unhide to see them
Minimize them all
Double click to open the font "Close Race" and minimize it on your desktop
Set your Foreground color to #AFAD96
Set your Background color to #797B65
~ Step 1 ~
Maximize Facetube.pspimage
This will be our working image
Layers, Duplicate
Hide the top layer and working on the bottom layer
Adjust, Blur, Radial Blur and use the following settings:
~ Step 2 ~
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Mirror
Image, Flip
Change the opacity of both layers to 50
Layers, New Raster Layer
Fill this layer with your background color (dark color)
Layers, Arrange, Send to Bottom
Unhide top layer (tube)
~ Step 3 ~
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
Window, Duplicate
Working on one of the copy now
Effects, Plugins, Filters Unlimited 2, Buttons & Glass,
Mirrored Frame and change the Frame Size to 10
~ Step 4 ~
Image, Resize and use the following settings:
Edit, Copy
Minimize for now
~ Step 5 ~
Back on the other copy
Image, Canvas Size and use the following settings:
Edit, Paste, Paste As New Layer
Move the little image in the top left corner
***Leave 1 pixel between the top and your picture***
Duplicate this layer and move it down under the other one
Keep going until the transparent part has been filled up
***You should have 1 pixel between the bottom and your last picture***
***You should have 10 little pictures***
~ Step 6 ~
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
Layers, New Raster Layer
Fill this layer with your dark color
Layers, Arrange, Send to Bottom
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
~ Step 7 ~
Now going back to the little picture we minimized in step 4
Edit, Undo Resize
Image, Resize and use the following settings:
Edit, Copy
Back to the working area
Image, Canvas Size and use the following settings:
~ Step 8 ~
Edit, Paste, Paste As New Layer
Move the in the top left corner
Duplicate this layer and move it down under the other one
Keep going until the transparent part has been filled up
***You should have 4 small pictures***
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
~ Step 9 ~
Copy words.pspimage and paste as new layer
Move it at the top (look at my image for placement)
Change the opacity of this layer to 70
Layers, Duplicate
Working on the original layer (not the duplicate one)
Effects, Distortion Effects, Wind and use the following settings:
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
~ Step 10 ~
Layers, New Raster Layer
Activate Selection Tool and use the Custom Selection using the following settings:
Fill the selection with your light color
Activate Selection Tool again and use the Custom Selection using the following settings:
~ Step 11 ~
Fill the selection with your light color
Selections, Select None
Adjust, Add/Remove noise, Add Noise and use the following settings:
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:
Repeat Drop Shadow but change Vertical and Horizontal to -2
Change the opacity of this layer to 20
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
~ Step 12 ~
Copy hearts.pspimage and paste as new layer
Move it in the bottom right corner where the 2 borders join
(look at my image for placement)
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as in step 11
Repeat Drop Shadow using the minus 2
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
~ Step 13 ~
Activate text tool and use the following settings:
Convert to Raster Layer
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Screen
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:
Make sure Shadow on new layer is CHECKED!
Layers, Merge, Merge All (Flatten)
Save your work as jpg
Add your watermark and your tag is finished. I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.
Any resemblance to other online tutorials is purely coincidence
ŠN@thy 2007
This tutorial was written using PSP 9, but can be done in other versions
~ You will need ~
Paint Shop Pro, a 30 day trial can be downloaded here
Fm Tile Tools, you can download here
Eye Candy 4000, you can download here
Mura's Seamless Filters C (Emboss at Alpha), you can download here
My supplies here. The zip includes tubes and font
Open the tubes in psp
Tubes have HIDDEN layers which mean you must unhide to see them
Minimize them all
Double click to open the font "Close Race" and minimize it on your desktop
Set your Foreground color to #AFAD96
Set your Background color to #797B65
~ Step 1 ~
Maximize Facetube.pspimage
This will be our working image
Layers, Duplicate
Hide the top layer and working on the bottom layer
Adjust, Blur, Radial Blur and use the following settings:
~ Step 2 ~
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Mirror
Image, Flip
Change the opacity of both layers to 50
Layers, New Raster Layer
Fill this layer with your background color (dark color)
Layers, Arrange, Send to Bottom
Unhide top layer (tube)
~ Step 3 ~
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
Window, Duplicate
Working on one of the copy now
Effects, Plugins, Filters Unlimited 2, Buttons & Glass,
Mirrored Frame and change the Frame Size to 10
~ Step 4 ~
Image, Resize and use the following settings:
Edit, Copy
Minimize for now
~ Step 5 ~
Back on the other copy
Image, Canvas Size and use the following settings:
Edit, Paste, Paste As New Layer
Move the little image in the top left corner
***Leave 1 pixel between the top and your picture***
Duplicate this layer and move it down under the other one
Keep going until the transparent part has been filled up
***You should have 1 pixel between the bottom and your last picture***
***You should have 10 little pictures***
~ Step 6 ~
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
Layers, New Raster Layer
Fill this layer with your dark color
Layers, Arrange, Send to Bottom
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
~ Step 7 ~
Now going back to the little picture we minimized in step 4
Edit, Undo Resize
Image, Resize and use the following settings:
Edit, Copy
Back to the working area
Image, Canvas Size and use the following settings:
~ Step 8 ~
Edit, Paste, Paste As New Layer
Move the in the top left corner
Duplicate this layer and move it down under the other one
Keep going until the transparent part has been filled up
***You should have 4 small pictures***
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
~ Step 9 ~
Copy words.pspimage and paste as new layer
Move it at the top (look at my image for placement)
Change the opacity of this layer to 70
Layers, Duplicate
Working on the original layer (not the duplicate one)
Effects, Distortion Effects, Wind and use the following settings:
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
~ Step 10 ~
Layers, New Raster Layer
Activate Selection Tool and use the Custom Selection using the following settings:
Fill the selection with your light color
Activate Selection Tool again and use the Custom Selection using the following settings:
~ Step 11 ~
Fill the selection with your light color
Selections, Select None
Adjust, Add/Remove noise, Add Noise and use the following settings:
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:
Repeat Drop Shadow but change Vertical and Horizontal to -2
Change the opacity of this layer to 20
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
~ Step 12 ~
Copy hearts.pspimage and paste as new layer
Move it in the bottom right corner where the 2 borders join
(look at my image for placement)
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as in step 11
Repeat Drop Shadow using the minus 2
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
~ Step 13 ~
Activate text tool and use the following settings:
Convert to Raster Layer
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Screen
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:
Make sure Shadow on new layer is CHECKED!
Layers, Merge, Merge All (Flatten)
Save your work as jpg
Add your watermark and your tag is finished. I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.